The Institute for South Asia Studies and the Center on Contemporary India at UC Berkeley invites UC Berkeley affiliates to a reception to welcome India’s Consul General at San Francisco, Consul General Dr. K. Srikar Reddy to UC Berkeley.
Dr. K. Srikar Reddy before taking over as the Consul General of India at San Francisco, served at the Department of Commerce, Government of India as Joint Secretary where he oversaw India’s commercial relations with countries in Africa and the Middle-East. He was the Chief Negotiator of India for the India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) and India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that entered into force on 01 April 2021 and 01 May 2022 respectively.
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in the year 2001 and served in various positions at Indian Missions including Germany and Switzerland. Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) from August 2014 to October 2017. He was India’s Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from October 2017 to March 2020.
He also served at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi and handled India’s relations with Pakistan and East and Southern Africa (E&SA). He served as Regional Passport Officer, Hyderabad (July 2011 – August 2014) where he transformed the delivery of passport services in then undivided state of Andhra Pradesh, India for which he was awarded the “Passport Seva Puraskar (Best Passport Officer)” in June 2013.
Dr. Reddy was born in the district of Warangal, Telangana. He studied Medicine (MBBS) at Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal India. He speaks Telugu, Hindi, English and German.
He is married to Prathima Koppula, an IT professional and has one son.
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Event made possible with the support of the Sarah Kailath Chair of India Studies
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The event is FREE and OPEN to UC Berkeley affiliates ONLY. This event is closed to the public.
